Moroccan Digital Health Response to the Covid-19 Crisis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22076534
AutoresZineb El Otmani Dehbi (0009-0002-3999-5343, Université Mohammed VI des Sciences et de la Santé), Hayat Sedrati (0000-0002-2331-5959, Mohammed V University), Souad Chaqsare (Ministère de la Santé), Abdellah Idrissi Azami (0000-0002-6345-4363, Université Mohammed VI des Sciences et de la Santé), Mohamed Merzouki (0000-0002-9837-4312, Université Sultan Moulay Slimane), Mourad Raji (Mohammed V University), Wajih Rhalem (0000-0001-6221-6833, Mohammed V University), Najib Al Idrissi (0000-0001-6872-7060, Université Mohammed VI des Sciences et de la Santé), Chakib Nejjari (0000-0001-9610-8507, Université Mohammed VI des Sciences et de la Santé), Saaïd Amzazi (0000-0002-0377-535X, Mohammed V University), Hassan Ghazal (0000-0002-0638-2180, Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST), autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen9
Páginas690462-690462
Fecha de publicación2021-08-13
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
EditorialFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2021.690462
PMID34485221
OpenAlexW3193860450
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas31

The COVID-19 pandemic and the draconian measures applied to limit its spread have accelerated the process of digitalizing many activities, including those within the health sector. In Morocco, a developing country in northern Africa, digital health has been deployed extensively, and in a remarkable way, to support the management of the current health crisis. Morocco is taking significant measures to become a key player in the process of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) goal 3. The government has comprehensively integrated digital technology throughout its coordinated containment and mitigation processes. These processes encompass testing and diagnostics; virus genomic surveillance; telecare of suspected and chronic patients; COVID-19 patient contact tracing and tracking; a laboratory information system for medical material dispatching, biological sample collection, and data processing nationwide; and smart vaccination management. Moreover, the pace of amending legislation for enabling efficient telemedicine practice has been achieved at a record-breaking. The successful implementation of all of these digital health strategies testify to the effectiveness of digitalization for managing the health aspects of the pandemic and for the future development of health systems in Morocco and in the African continent, where digital health and telemedicine is set to become the cornerstone of medical practice

Biobank · Business · Digital health · Economic growth · Geography · Health care · Pace · Pandemic · Process management · Telemedicine · Computer Science · COVID-19 diagnosis using AI · COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing · Medicine · Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation